Senjecas - Marco Polo Sees a Unicorn
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Pronunciation table
(labial) |
riisűko (dental) |
muitűko (alveolar) |
vainűko (palatal) |
ṡ̨uuše̋nos (vowels with प) |
nı̋þo ṡ̨uuše̋nos (weak vowels) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | f | v | m̃ | m | t | d | þ | ð | ɫ | l | ṡ | ż | s | z | r | n | k | g | x | ƣ | h | ȝ | š | s̨ | i | e | a | ɔ | o | u | ĭ | ĕ | ŭ | |||||||||||||
| ब | फ | भ | म़ | म | त | द | थ | ध | ल़ | ल | च | ज | स | स़ | र | न | क | ग | क़ | ग़ | ह | य | स्व | स्य | इ ई पि पी |
ए एै ए पै |
अ आ प पा |
ऒ ॵ पॊ पॏ |
ओ औ पो पौ |
उ ऊ पु पू |
पं | पऺ | पॅ | |||||||||||||
| /p/ | /b/ | /ɸ/ | /β/ | /m̥/ | /m/ | /t/ | /d/ | /θ/ | /ð/ | /l̥/ | /l/ | /ʦ/ | /ʣ/ | /s/ | /z/ | /ɾ̥/ | /n/ | /k/ | /g/ | /ç/ | /ʝ/ | /j̊/ | /j/ | /sʷ/ | /sʲ/ | /i/ | /e/ | /ä/ | /ɒ/ | /o/ | /u/ | /ɪ/ | /ɛ/ | /ʊ/ | ||||||||||||
Glossing abbreviations
| 1s/p = 1st person singular/plural | ABL = ablative suffix | COL = collective | F = feminine | INT = intensive prefix | PRV = privative prefix | SUP = supine |
| 2s/p = 2nd person singular/plural | ABS = absolutive (an unmarked modifying adjective) | DES = desiderative | FRQ = frequentative | LAT = lative suffix | PST = past | TRZ = transitivizer |
| 3 = 3rd person | ADV = adverb | DIM = diminutive | FUT = future | LOC = locative suffix | REV = reversive | VOC = vocative particle |
| A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural) | AG = agent | ELIS = elision | IMP = imperative | M = masculine | Q = interrogative particle | YNG = young |
| G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural) | AP = agent (active) participle | ELT = elative | INC = inchoative | OCC = occupation suffix | QUOT = direct quotation | |
| N(.s/p) = nominative (singular/plural) | AUG = augmentative | EP = epenthesis | IND = indicative | PP = patient (past) participle | RPR = recent perfective | |
| V(.s/p) = vocative (singular/plural) | CAUS = causative | EQU = equative degree | INS = instrument | PRF = perfect | SBJ = subjunctive |
Text
Marco Polo Sees a Unicorn
ma̋rcu pőlu pı̋ṡem na̋ka
म॓र्कु पो॓लु पि॓चेम् न॓क
ma̋rcu pőlu pı̋ṡem na̋ka
म॓र्कु पो॓लु पि॓चेम् न॓क
- English Text
- Devanāgari Text
- Senjecan Translation
- Gloss
- There are wild elephants in the country and numerous unicorns, which are very nearly as big.
- ƣ̌e̋re kama̋kesk̬e me̋ure żóku épi me̋że pı̋ṡesk̬e mexa̋s éna vűűla:
ƣ̌e̋re-Ø kama̋k-es=k̬e me̋ure-Ø żóku épi me̋że-Ø pı̋ṡ-es=k̬e mex-a̋s éna vűűl-a wild-ABS elephant-G.s=and numerous-ABS nearly as large-ABS unicorn-N.p=and country-G.s in there.be-IND
- They have hair like that of a buffalo, feet like those of an elephant,
- m̃isőntĕno pı̋lok̬e kama̋xno pe̋dosk' eȝém o e̋sa.
m̃isőnt-ĕ-no-Ø pı̋l-o=k̬e kama̋x-n-o-Ø pe̋d-os=k̬-' eȝ-ém o e̋s-a bison-EP-like-ABS hair-N.s=and elephant-like-ABS foot-N.p=and-ELIS 3-G.p to be-IND
- and a horn in the middle of the forehead, which is black and very thick.
- da ṡubős meðéna kőnok̬e lábu ba̋rok̬e kı̋do vűűla:
da ṡub-ős með.éna kőno-Ø=k̬e lábu ba̋ro-Ø=k̬e kı̋d-o vűűl-a and forehead-G.s middle.in black-ABS=and very thick-ABS=and horn-N.s there.be=IND
- They do no mischief, however, with the horn, but with the tongue alone,
- ésti kidős xéma pőőka ne: de tilős xéma sóólvi pőőka—
ésti kid-ős xéma pőők-a ne de til-ős xéma sóól=vi pőők-a however horn-G.s with do.mischief-IND not but tongue-G.s with only=ADV do.mischief-IND
- for this is covered all over with long and strong prickles
- hi so pı̋ðok̬e z̨őőmok̬e tı̋po kelsőm šéda þáfu ka̋ðaþo ı̋la:
hi s-o pı̋ðo-Ø=k̬e z̨őőmo-Ø=k̬e tı̋po-Ø kels-őm šéda þáfu ka̋ð-a-þ-o ı̋l-a for this-N.s long-ABS=and strong-ABS=and tiny-ABS spine-G.p with all.over cover-IND-PP-N.s become-IND
- and when savage with any one they crush him under their knees and then rasp him with their tongue.
- da méti k̬enús þóósa le̋utos vűűa—eȝu-þ̨uurőm néra éȝum k̬a̋ża. da pósu tilős xéma éȝum fı̋ı̋xa:
da méti k̬en-ús þóósa le̋ut-os vűű-a eȝu=þ̨uur-őm néra éȝ-um k̬a̋ż-a da pósu til-ős xéma éȝ-um fı̋ı̋x-a and when anyone-G.s with savage-N.p be-IND their=knee-G.p under 3-A.s crush-IND and then tongue-G.s with 3-A.s rasp-IND
- The head resembles that of a wild boar, and they carry it ever bent towards the ground.
- nı̋ı̋mo epere̋s nı̋ı̋mo gőþa. da éȝes visténu tálþim éȝom ne̋xa:
nı̋ı̋m-o eper-e̋s nı̋ı̋m-o gőþ-a da éȝ-es visténu tál=þim éȝ-om ne̋x-a head-N.s boar-G.s head-N.s resemble-IND and 3-N.p always ground=LAT 3-A.s carry-IND
- They delight much to abide in mire and mud.
- liősk̬e asarősk̬e éna ɠa̋a̋lu m̃éumvi mőőȝa:
li-ős=k̬e asar-ős=k̬e éna ɠa̋a̋l-u m̃éum=vi mőőȝ-a mire-G.s=and mud-G.s=and in stay-IND much=ADV delight-IND
- 'Tis a passing ugly beast to look upon,
- kéþu ża̋ge ta̋se nőőu e̋sa.
kéþu ża̋ge-Ø ta̋s-e nőő-u e̋s=a extremely ugly-ABS beast-N.s look.upon-SUP be-IND
- and is not in the least like that which our stories tell of as being caught in the lap of a virgin;
- da éȝe tase̋s—táes pougűs beelős éna la̋vaþes ı̋la—sóma e̋sa kísvi ne—sómi m̃u-ke̋e̋ros ke̋e̋ra:
da éȝ-e tas-e̋s tá-es poug-űs beel-ős éna la̋v-a-þ-es ı̋l-a sóma e̋s-a kís=vi ne sómi m̃u=ke̋e̋r-os ke̋e̋r-a and 3-N.s beast-G.s which-N.p virgin-G.s lap-G.s in catch-IND-PP-G.p become-IND like be-IND certain=ADV not as our=story-N.p relate-IND
- in fact, 'tis altogether different from what we fancied.
- méérvi nós—táom m̃us e-na̋ma—ápa xófvi gőȝo e̋sa⁝
méér=vi n-ós tá-om m̃-us e=na̋m-a ápa xóf=vi gőȝ-o e̋s-a true=ADV that-G.s which-a.S 1p-N PST=fancy-IND from utter=ADV different-N.s be-IND
- The Travels of Marco Polo, Book 3, Chapter 9.
